Echo
“Waste No Food” Campaign on
World Food Day, 16 Oct 2015 by
all schools in Hong
Kong

Treasuring food is a virtue, and also an important act of protecting the Earth.
Support and joint action of the whole community
are the key to cherishing food. As the World
Food Day approaches, Friends of the Earth
(HK) would like to invite all schools in
Hong Kong to echo the "Waste No Food"
Campaign. The theme for this year is ‘Cherish
Food Corps’ – collectively, we can tackle
the food waste problem and establish a correct
attitude towards cherishing food. Over 200
secondary and primary schools echoed the
“Waste No Food” Campaign 2014.

Currently, more than 9,500 tonnes of municipal
solid waste are disposed of every day, of
which 38% is food waste. Most of this food
waste, however, is still edible; while at
the same time, 1.2 million Hong Kong people
are living below the poverty line and do
not have sufficient food.

We sincerely invite your school to echo
our “Waste No Food” Campaign
on the World Food Day, 16 Oct 2015 (Friday),
by promoting the message of “Cherish Food.
Waste No Food” to your fellow teachers and
students, and encouraging them to take actions
in reducing food waste.

Aim:
To deepen students’ understanding on the environmental
consequences of food wastage, while encouraging
them to reflect on their attitude towards food,
and to take real actions in treasuring food in
daily life..

Target: All Secondary, Primary
and Kindergarden Schools in Hong Kong

Action Date: 16 Oct 2015 (Fri)
(Schools are welcome to extend the campaign to
more than one day, or even a week)

Suggested actions and educational resources available:

(1)Share
the message of ‘Waste No Food’

Action:
Share the message of ‘Waste No Food’
to your fellow teachers and students during
the morning assembly and encourage them
to take actions in reducing food waste in
daily life.

Resources:
the education and promotion materials listed
below will be available for all participating
schools in early October:

All students
are invited to join the Cherish Food Corps
and pledge to finish all food during lunchtime
on the World Food Day. Take a photo with
your empty dishes and share it on your school
webpage or the Facebook page of Friends
of the Earth (HK) to let the public know
the footprints of the ‘Cherish Food Corps’.
(Activity guidelines will be provided to
participating schools)

(3) Wet Market Food
Recycling Tour (conducted in Cantonese)

Follow food recycling
teams to local wet markets in the evening
to collect and assist in distributing unsold
vegetables. The experiential tour allows
students to understand the demand and supply
of food and ways of tackling food wastage.
Details will be sent to participating schools
via e-mail in mid-October. Priority will
be given to schools participating in the
‘Cherish Food Corps’ Themed activity.

There will be a series of public activities and promotional events starting
from mid-October, with an aim to establish a better
community atmosphere in cherishing food resources
and let the public and young people to have a
deeper understanding in the environmental problem
generated from food waste.